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1999 May Be The Last Year For Online Shopping Gravy Train

GAINESVILLE — Thinking of doing some holiday shopping on the Internet this year? Better act fast: This time next year, the number of online retailers may be down and the savings edge may be all but gone, says a University of Florida electronic commerce expert.

Filed under Business, Research, Technology on Thursday, December 2, 1999.

UF Launches Journal Of Undergraduate Research

GAINESVILLE — Like a lot of researchers at the University of Florida, Chris Beach spent months in the lab on a project, then published the results in a academic journal.

Filed under Education, Research, Sciences, Technology on Friday, October 22, 1999.

“Flying Laboratory” Offers Aerospace Engineering Lessons In Real Time

GAINESVILLE — University of Florida aerospace engineering students learning about flight are no longer restricted to textbooks and lectures.

Filed under Education, Engineering, Research, Technology on Monday, September 20, 1999.

Simply Brilliant: UF/Russian Team Makes Gem-Quality Diamonds

GAINESVILLE — Like Superman squeezing a lump of coal in his mighty fist, scientists and engineers from the University of Florida and Russia are speeding up Mother Nature’s handiwork through creating gem-quality diamonds with man-made heat and pressure.

Filed under Business, Engineering, Research, Sciences, Technology on Wednesday, August 18, 1999.

Software Brings UF Citrus Expertise To Growers’ Desktops

GAINESVILLE — New computer software is squeezing more profits out of Florida’s orange and grapefruit groves.

Filed under Agriculture, Research, Technology on Friday, July 30, 1999.

Digital Plant Doctor Diagnoses Plant Problems

GAINESVILLE—A picture may be worth more than a thousand words.

Filed under Agriculture, Research, Technology on Friday, July 23, 1999.

Unique UF Web Site Provides Live Access To Laboratory Research

GAINESVILLE—It’s not a World Wide Web site that will draw big crowds, but it is the only one of its kind in the world.

Filed under Agriculture, Research, Sciences, Technology on Friday, July 16, 1999.

Perfect Laps Just A Keystroke Away For Swimmers Using New System

GAINESVILLE — Swimming has entered the digital age.

Filed under Engineering, Research, Technology on Wednesday, July 14, 1999.

UF Study Shows Despite Ads, Cities Catch The ‘Net While Small Towns Lag

GAINESVILLE — Even as the hype portrays the Internet as a tool that will level the economic playing fields for big cities and small towns, the virtual reality is that a few select cities will get the lion’s share of the information action, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Business, Research, Sciences, Technology on Monday, June 28, 1999.

UF Researcher’s New Geographic Technology Can Eliminate Urban Decay

GAINESVILLE — A new geographic market analysis technique that forecasts demand for office space can replace huge white elephants with black ink for taxpayers, says a University of Florida researcher.

Filed under Architecture, Business, Research, Technology on Wednesday, June 16, 1999.